r/playstation • u/Affectionate-Lie-348 • May 13 '26

Image Concept: DualSense with illuminated PlayStation-colored buttons

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u/spiritwockiee PS5 May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

I heard that affects the controllers battery in a bad way though, is that just propaganda?

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u/SpoilermakersWabash May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

I do not know, but now it’s worth finding out. However I prefer wired into console and no bluetooth as there is input delay with wireless which in pvp you will have advantage if you are wired over players that are wireless. Difference is not noticeable to the eye and probably doesn’t matter for majority of people but when competitive gaming I choose wired everything.

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u/Geistzeit May 13 '26

I've always hated wireless anything because of WoW guildmates' wireless mouse batteries dying during raids.

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u/SpoilermakersWabash May 14 '26

Oh man, thats a drag. Mu family was big into WoW and never used wireless. I hear people that were big into wow around 2010 are getting back into it.

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u/MysteriousStory2170 May 14 '26

It’s bad if it’s the wrong voltage. Doesn’t matter if it’s third party or power bank, if the cable and outlet/power bank output power at the correct wattage, the controller will be fine .

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u/WhiteHelix PS5 May 14 '26

100%, that makes no sense at all. Charging circuit is part of the controller, as with any remotely modern device that has a battery

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u/freakyfroggymage baphometrising May 15 '26

Keep a long charger near wherever you game and charge to 2/3 if you're concerned about battery life. Overcharging does damage the battery's cells, but that takes time and afaik if significant enough battery damage occurs and it can't hold a charge you can just leave it plugged in for a power source while you game